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Related: Plant photos: Amazing botanical shots by Karl Blossfeldt. Confidence intervals present a range of values, on the basis of the sample data, in which the population value for such a difference may lie. Some methods of calculating confidence intervals for means and differences between means are given, with similar information for proportions.
The paper also gives suggestions for graphical display. Confidence intervals, if appropriate to the type of study, should be used for major findings in both the main text of a paper and its abstract. Substantial equivalence — an appropriate paradigm for the safety assessment of genetically modified foods Toxicology , — , — Google Scholar There is no corresponding record for this reference.
Points to consider on switching between superiority and non-inferiority. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence Br. BMJ Clinical research ed. Randomized controlled clinical trials are conducted to determine whether differences of clinical importance exist between selected treatment regimens. Just because convention dictates that such study findings be termed nonsignificant, or negative, however, it does not necessarily follow that the study found nothing of clinical importance.
Subject samples used in controlled trials tend to be too small. The studies therefore lack the necessary power to detect real, and clinically worthwhile, differences in treatment. Freiman et al. It is therefore wrong and unwise to interpret so many negative trials as providing evidence of the ineffectiveness of new treatments.
One must instead seriously question whether the absence of evidence is a valid justification for inaction. Efforts must be made to look for quantification of an association rather than just a P value, especially when the risks under investigation are small. The authors cite a recent trial comparing octreotide and sclerotherapy in patients with variceal bleeding, as well as the overview of clinical trials evaluating fibrinolytic treatment for preventing reinfarction after acute myocardial infarction as examples.
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Introduction to Bayesian statistical approaches to compositional analyses of transgenic crops 1. Model validation and setting the stage Regul. Model validation and setting the stage. Statistical comparisons of compositional data generated on genetically modified GM crops and their near-isogenic conventional non-GM counterparts typically rely on classical significance testing. This manuscript presents an introduction to Bayesian methods for compositional analysis along with recommendations for model validation.
The evaluation presented here supports a conclusion that a Bayesian approach to analyzing compositional data can provide meaningful and interpretable results. We further describe the importance of method validation and approaches to model checking if Bayesian approaches to compositional data analysis are to be considered viable by scientists involved in GM research and regulation. Cited By. This article is cited by 37 publications.
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